Week 2
Quick summary of articles

Location Based Services (LBS) FAQ


http://www.eurotechnology.com/market_reports/LBS/

What are LBS for mobile phones?

Cell phones are connected to base stations (cell phone towers) using radio signals. Some phones have GPS, which is used to determine the location if the user allows the location services to be turned on.

What are typical LBS?

GPS is used for navigation, finding local information quickly, sending coupons, etc

Who introduced the first commercial LBS for mobile phones?

NTT-DoCoMo in July 2001

Is GPS necessary for implementing LBS for mobile phones?

No, mobile operators always know the location of every mobile phone connected to their service within a few hundred meters.



Smartphone location-based services on the rise, study says


http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-57432967-501465/smartphone-location-based-services-on-the-rise-study-says/

74% smartphone users turn on LBS

18% use "check in" to share location

The numbers increase because the amount of people using smartphones are increasing. LBS are those like Google Maps, Foursquare, and Instagram.



Evolution of the Web


http://www.evolutionoftheweb.com/?hl=en

before 1995 Internet Explorer was the main web browser for years and years, so it was already installed on computers. However, around 2003, Safari was introduced, and in 2004 Firefox was introduced. After that, there were more options for people to do. Before Safari and Firefox, HTML, SSL, Java, Flash, etc. were used, but after many more programs and websites were utilized to revolutionize the internet. After Chrome was introduced around 2008, different websites and programs were used to make internet life even cooler!



The History of HTML


http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/starthere/historyofhtml.html/

HTML is an evolving language.

HTML 1.0 is the first release. Not many people were involved, and language was very limited.

HTML 2.0 = HTML 1.0 +a few new features. Web design standard until 1997

HTML 3.0 = People were getting more into HTML. Websites wanted to enhance the look of their sites. Netscape made HTML users happy by introducing proprietary tags and attributes to their Netscape browser. These were called extention tags. Other browsers tried to replicate this, but failed cause it woudn't look right on their own.

Dave Raggett introduced an HTML draft for HTML 3.0, which had many more features. But browers were slow to implement, and those specs were abandoned.

People in charge noted this and future improvements were designed to be modular, which meant they could be added in stages.

HTML 3.2 = W3C, or World Wide Wed Consortium was founded to standardise HTML and keep it evolving in the right direction because browers were gerrting fiesty with eachother and their tags.

HTML 4.01 = Large evolution of HTML standards. New supporting preesentational language-->Cascading stylesheets. Recommended by W3C in '97 and became standrd in '98.

XHTML 1.0 = joint standard with HMTL 4.01.

HTML 5 = People working on XHTML 2 got sidetracked and taking HTML 5 now. Looked unrealistic and clear that a new approach was needed. Technology fans started to build their own code outside W3C procedures.Code must be properly written once it reaches the reader's browser

Week 5
Monday 09/24/2012
1. How the iPhone 5 Has Affected the Smartphone Market
  • More people planning on switching to iPhone than Android
  • More iPhones being sold
  • Customers moving away from AT&T
2. Rioting closes electronics parts plant
  • Riot in Foxconn
  • Started with argument amongst workers
  • 1,000 involved
  • Things to commence as normal

Week 6
Monday 10/1/2012
  1. 12 Tips to become a better smart-phone photographer
  • All about lighting
  • Never use mobile zoom
  • Lock exposure and focus
  • Edit, edit, edit… only post the best edited photos
  • Filters don’t change the image, basics are still important
  • Hip-level candids are the way to go
  • Taking multiple images of the same thing from different angles, even just how the light falls on the object changes the perception of the image
  • Make a list of what you want to photograph beforehand and go find it, rather than it finding you
  • Study other photographers and see what works and what doesn’t work
  • Always be ready

Tuesday 10/2/2012
No News

Thursday 10/4/2012
No News